A chapter of the National Audubon Society

Last summer, researchers released the first batch of captive-reared Florida Grasshopper Sparrows into the wild. Throughout the fall and winter, the team held their collective breath. Would the birds survive until breeding season? Would they breed successfully?

The Audubon Mural Projectis a joint effort between the National Audubon Society and Gitler&__Gallery to create murals of climate-threatened birds within – and beyond – John James Audubon‘s old Harlem-based neighborhood in New York City. The project commissions artists to paint dramatic bird-murals to call attention to the climate-driven problems, and the effort has been widely covered in the media, including in The New York Times.

Follow the link above to read more about this project and to take a virtual tour of the works completed thus far.

Some of you may have interned under his care in the Gulf of Maine. Some of you may have been inspired by his work as I have. All of you can still gain in knowledge through projects this man has implemented. Steve Kress has announced his retirement and you can read more by following this link.